Adjustable support for window shades and curtains



NOV. 28, 1933. V j 1,936,945

ADJUSTABLE SUPPGRT FOR WINDOW SHADES AND CURTAINS Filed June 13, "1932 INVENTOR- Fqa nhAl/ovrich nature of this invention, the latter has'been here- Patent ed Nov. 28,

ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR SHADES AND CURTAINS I Frank A.- Lovrich, Philadelphia, Pa., assigno'r of one-fourth to Frank'Barbalich, New York, H

Application Juneis, 1932". saam aam v eolainis; (o1. 156- 27) This invention relates to house-furnishings, and has for its object the provision of anew and improved adjustable support for windowshades, curtains, draperies, and the like.

The fixing of window-shades, curtains and draperies or other similar pieces of house-furnishings, as this is performed at the present time, is.

subject to great troubles and inconveniences. Thus in the case of a house in brick masonry or concrete it is very difficult to fasten'the holders of the said pieces of furnishings solidly in the wall, and in their correct positions, the more'so,

as always at least two and often even moreof such'holders or supporters mustbe provided for and placed on both sides of a door or .window, so as to be in harmony with reference to each other. Another difficulty arises from the fact, that the curtains are to beta'ken off periodically, to be washed, and thereafter must be hung up on the supporters again; in this connection it is for everybody, but in particular for women, a rather diflicult and often even a dangerous task to mount a step-ladder orto descend from it with the heavy load of thecurtain and curtain-carriers in the hands. Y

The object of the present invention is to overcome these draw-backs, and provide-anew and improved way of fixing and supporting windowshades, curtains, draperies, and other similar pieces of house-furnishings.

In this regard, it is the first object of the invention to simplify the practice of fixing windowshades, curtains, and the like at their proper-- up or taking down fromthe walls the curtains, An advantage of this construction resides in the fact, that curwindow-shades, and the like.

tains and draperies may, without any eifort'be lowered from their usual position, to permit of a free circulation of air; a feature of great impor-' tance from a healthstandpoint. Other character istic and advantageous features of my invention" will be noted hereinafter, as this description proceeds.

. As the construction of device is relatively simple, the costof manufac--' turing should be correspondingly low. 1

In order to more clearly disclose the exact inafter fully described in detail, with proper reference to the drawing,-which forms a part of this applicationyand in' which:j

' Figure 1 is aperspectiveiview of the illustrated my new and improved 7 embodiment with the slidable carrier-"( ithe hold-QT ers of the curtains, or thelike,;se permost position. m w I m Figure 2 is a similar perspective view of the same device, but with the slidable carrier-of the holders of curtains, orthe like, set to a somewhat lower position and locked-fin that position to a,

stationary casing or base of the'd'evicep Figure 3shows a partiallysectioned side-viewof a modification in my device,'according to which 1' two separate vertically slidablesupport's' are}provided, while Figure 4 is a perspective view 'of'another slight 1y modified detail inthe construction-of my de-' vice. Referring moreparticularly to the drawing, 11 is a casing'servingzas the guideway'for] the foot-bar "1 2 of the adjustable curtain and shade support. This iguideway is made'outjof a long strip ofjmetal, bent so as to form 'o'ver most" of its length the guiding plan ll, and having on each side alateral flange 14. Thetwo'length-Q Wise ends' of the casing 11 are "flattened gown; so as to form rounded'ears 15 with holes"l6, to"

receive nailsor' screws; by means of whichlthey whole deviceis' fastened in a'vrticalposition on the wallalong the side of the jambs of a frame of the -door-or-'win dow-opening, or where i ever else the curtain support is tobe fixed; The main or front-plane of the device has a middle longitudinal slot I'Lthrough which 'passesthe bracket 18 at the upper end of the slidable part I of thecurtain-support,'asfwell asthej flap 19 at the lower end of. this slidable part,which flap 19 is conveniently useaas 'ahandle in adjusting or setting the curtain-support. The ibrack'et- 18 and the flap 19" extend (through the slot 17 perpendicularly from the foot-formingba'r l2,

which is g'uided'in the channel, formed by th'e front plane 11; the lateral flanges 14, and the fixed. -The bracket" 18 'of the embodiment of my invention, shown in the drawing,"is intended wallof the house, to which wall the deviceis 5 to carrya-window-shade, a curtainjandan upper cross-windowdrapery covering the upper ends of 'the downwardly-hanging curtain; For, this purpose the bracket 18 is provided, nearest re ns" base, with a hole 20, to receive the axis of the,

window shade, which will be preferably of the] i type of self-winding shades. On the upper edge of the bracket aretwo grooves zl, 22,'intended spectively. The perpendicularly protruding flap 19 at the lower" end of the slidable part of the device serves'asa handle in sliding the-curtain to serve as bearings or' rests forthe curtainf holder; or rod, and for the drapery-holder, re-

and shade-holder up or down, and it is provided with a hole 16 through which may be passed a tassel or a decorative rope or bow for gathering in the lower part of the hanging curtain.

The adjustable curtainand shade-support, according to my inventionlis preferably given such length, that the upper end of the guiding slot l'l reaches to the lintel of the door or window opening, whereas the lower handle 19 is not higher than to be still handy for the grip of a person standing on the floor of the room. Then this person, while standing on the. floor, may operate the handle 19, so as toashift the slidable part of the device further down along t he slot 17 until the bracket 18, is'withinireach'of the person, who may then insert the shaft or pivot of the window-shade into the hole 20, and may place the curtain-holder and the drapery-holder on their respective rests or grooves 21, 22. Thereupon the slidable curtain and shade-support is' again shiftedup to any desired height, and is fixed inthe appropriateand final position by locking-means to be describedhereinafter. If

the; shade .or thecurtain is to be taken off for 'washing or any other purposes, it is only neces-,

saryto unlock the, slidable part, and to let it slide down along the guiding slot 17 sufficiently V to bring the bracketjlfi again into reach of the bar 12 of the slidable part is provided with a number ofr ectangular window-like openings 24,

I one aft er, the other, in suitable distances, and

at the upper side ofea ch one of these windowopenings is a small tongue extending within the plane of the bar l2 into the middle of the said windowopening 24. At the lower end of the casingfll Where its upper slotted front-plane turns down to change intothe flat lower ear 1'5,

, thisinterniediate or bridging part 26 is provided w th e qpe i hishl s ut u la e n u @5161; Pa r u h i own n e oQtormi a bar- 12. Within this opening 27' however a small dke r iect a 28, a itt e s in w d than the window openings 24in the slide-bar' 12, extends upwardly from the ear 15 to such; height only within the opening 27, that the slide-bar 12, whenibeingshifted down along the slot 17,.will

ride on this D piection. A small hole 29 within this fillet-like projection 2s corresponds to. the

small tongue, 25, so that eventually these two parts may come into cooperation by forming a lock joint. 1 V

' This takes,,pl aee the; following manner: When during the downward shifting of the adjustable shade and curtainrsupport the slide-bar slide-bar windows 24, reaches this projection, then the slide-bar losing its support will sink down towardsthe flat lower ear 15, and the pro-,

jection '28 enters into the slide-bar window 24; butlas the, shifting movement of the slide-bar continues still at this moment, the small tongue 25 within the slide-bar window, will be caughtwithin the little hole 29 of the projection to the ef feet joflloclring the slide-bar 12', against further downward movement. An inadvertent upward shiftingof the shade and curtain support is like;

wise made impossiblegby this automatic locking arrangement, Toresettheadjustabledeviceto a new or, other position, it isonlynecessarytfirst to disenga ethe tongue 25 fromthehole-29, then tojliftand'shift the slide-bar 12, to rideagai li on not provided with; carrier-hooks 44.

the projection- 28,, whereafter the slide-bar 12 with the bracket 18 may be set to any desired position.

V The invention is not restricted to the details of the before described and illustrated construction, but may bemodified indifferent respects. Thus for instance the interlocking of the slidebar 12 and the casing 11 in any chosen adjusted position may be efiected by the means of simple holes provided in these two parts at different places, which holes canbe brought to register .with each'other, 'andby pinsor plugs to be inserted into such a pair-of cooperatively adjusted holes; Another modification of my invention, whichfniay be preferable under certain conditions, would consist therein that separate brackets'are provided for, one set of them for holding cnrtains and draperies is guided within the space of the said casing,

Another slide-bar 36 is independently slidaole along the first said slide-bar 32. This see-qndlild slide-bar 3-5 is provided with another smaller horizontalbracket 3 with a hole 38 to hold a pin tle of a window shade of the usual type, In col-.1 sequence of this construction either the two slidebars 32 and 36 withtheir respective brackets may, 11%

be lowered together, or theslide-bar 36 alone with its bracket 37 may be takendown;

According to the construction shown in; the

'Figure 4, the vertical slide-bar39, which isguided within a vertical casing, as in the previous examples, is provided at its upperend with a conipara: tively short arm 40 extending horizontally from t e. a n o, t e; om, .This a m. 4015;111:01- vided, with a hole;4l; to receive the axis of a, win dow shade. On the end of this arm is detachably fastened, the sleeve-shaped one flange; 42 l e fit ins .3- Y a I 2 One, two or more hooks, 44 are provided on this fitting, either by makingsuitable; cuts and lateral bending of theiormed tongues, or by soldering onto such hooks;

These hooks 44; may be used; for fastening the holders offthejcurtains', which are; hung down 7 at the sides of the window or door, and of the draperies. V 7 f Thisqnain part of thefitting 43, whichextends;

parallel to the wall, maybe continuedin some. v j cases to formstill another-fiange-part 45, which 12 ridesover the projection 23, and one of the extends deeper into the room, and whichfiange is provided. with one, two, o r more-grooves46 in its upperedge, into which, grooves are placed theholders of the curtainsand' draperies in the case that the usedmodification of; thedeviceris; It is,evi-- dent that likewise such fittings, may. be: used;

which have only one hook and onezgroove and the flap 19, may be modifiedtoserve'as a holder for additional smaller, curtainsto' be provided. at a medium or lowerheightat; thezsidepf v'the winsliding bar 32. On the other side the hole 16of 1 the hole 30 may be used for hooking therein temporarily or permanently a rod or pole for facilitating the resetting of the sliding bars 36 and 32, respectively, to other heights, if the lower ends of these sliding bars are toohigh to be within easy reach of the hand of a person. 7 l 7 Having thus described my invention, what-I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters] v at its lower end, a bar slidable within the casing Patent of the United States, is:

1. A device for supporting window-shades, curtains, draperies, and the like, comprising in combination, a longitudinally extending base, adapted to be fixed in a vertical position on a wall, aslidebar, vertically adjustable along the base, a short arm extending from the upper end of the slidebar into the room, and adapted to hold'a pintle of a window-shade, a bent fitting detachably fastened to the arm, and adapted to carry the holdcurtains or the like fixed at the upperend, anda handle fixed at the lower end of the bar, so as to extendthrough the slot of the easing into theopen space of the room, and means for holding the slidable bar in any chosen adjustment with reference to the casing, said means consisting in a projece tion on the casing, extending'from-below partly into the opening at the lower'nd of the casing and adapted to catch into any of the window-like cut-outs of the bar, "when this bar is passed through the opening at the lower endof the casing. e

3. A device for supporting curtains, draperies,

window shades and the like, comprising in combination a vertical sheathlike-casing' with a slot extending over its length and with an opening and being provided over its length with a-suc- V cession of window-like cut-outs, a carrier bracket for the curtains or the like fixed at-the upper end and a handle fixed at the lower end of the bar so as to lextendthrough the slot of the casing into the slidable bar in any chosen adjustment with reference to the casing, said meansconsisting in a pro'jection on the casing extending from" below partly into the opening atthe lower end ofthe and being adapted to catch into'any of the window likecut-outs of the bar when the bar is, passed through the opening at the lower end of r the open space of the room, and means for holding casing, said projection having a hole in its center ,t

the casing, and small tongues arranged in the 11 FRANK a Lovarcnv 

